Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1887-01-19
THE LEGISLATURE.
Settlement of the House
Ruction on an AMIGA
BILE Basis.
Everybody Satisfied with the Possible
Exception Of Sullivan and
Mentzer.
Yesterdays Proceedings.
COUNCIL.

~ WI
duced:
BY Mr.. Wsshabaugh. Making notice
unnecessary in forclosing mortgages and
enforcing LIENS.
Concerning the burial Of union sold.
lers and sailors.
Providing fuel for the capitol.
By Mr. Grissby. Protecting game.
BY Mr.. Hughes. Providing corporal
punishment for wife-beaters.
Pertaining to preliminary examine
tionR.
Providing for burial and headston es
for union soldiers and sailors.
By Mr.. Dodge. Pertaining to coun-
ties arbitrating indebtedness.
BY Mr.. Campbell. Changing Kings
bury, Brookings, Hamlin and Deuel.
counties from the fifth to the fourth
judicial district.
By Mr.. Sheldon, OF Hand. Relative
to probate courts.
Relative TO salaries Of probate judges.
Disposition OF chattels in probate
caseB.
By Mr.. Mead. For the establishment
OF a soldiers home at Pierre, and appro-
priatirg $4,000 therefor.
Restricting criminal prosecution in
justices courts to cases permitted by
prosecuting attorneys.
By Mr.. Collins. Encouraging anatomi-
cal science.
By MIR. Grigsby. Repeating struck
juries.
Council bills passed:
Att aching certain counties to Hughes
for judicial purposes.
Changing the word MORTGAGE to
mortgagor, OF section CLIO OF the code OF
civil procedure.
Relating to Grand Forks university.
Weyser offered q resolution request
ing the attorney generals opinion re-
garding the t%erritory's indemnity for
school lands provided in the federal
statutes.
Adjourned.
The house opened with lamb-iike
quietness, with no evidence of yester.
dsy'a struggles. AS for Ruggles, he was
in his seat all right. IL soon became
known that yesterdays compact was
broken by Hobart, Roger and Berry
going back to the south Dakota COM
bination. They get the o~hairmanships
Of the railroad, insurance and apprO-
priations committees, respectively. the
present chairmen resigning TO make the
places. The new tnFn was taken quiet.
ly, no rejoicing by the viotoHs no,
groans Of the wounded.
Nr. Aikens introduced q joint resolu.
tion asking the attorney generals
opinion regarding the application of the
ugTsss.p E.sts!n:nS SCI uPoa repeal
or amendment to existing special acts.
Bills were introduced:
By Mr.. Dodd. For tho extension Oh
the time Of paying 1886 taxes.
By MIR. Gilbert. Relative to ~secitale
in tax lists and receipts.
By Mr.. Fletcher. Regarding tho pay.
n,ent OF assistant clerks.
BY MI. Patton, of Lawrence. To rein.
state certain sections Of the general law
pertaining to loaning monev: instead oil
chapter 81, special laws OF 1851.
By MIR. Burnham. For filling vacan.
cies in the sheriff's Office.
By Mr. Dodd. Creating, q lien on
grain and other crops for labor.
By MIR. Greene. To compensate the
owners OF certain cattle killed IN Oliver
county by the board OF health.
By MI. Hook, Providing q bounty fol
killing gophers.
By Mr.. Dodds. For printing the gov,
errors message in Scandinavian and
German.
By Mr.. Hawk. Pertaining to insur-
ance incorporation.
The house bill, extending the time TO,
the payment Of aaxes Of 1885. was passed
Stewart, Of Fall River, resigned the
craftsmanship of the railroad committee
and an attempt Of Mr.. Williams to pre-
vent it's acceptance was not successful
The chair ruled that the acceptance laii
with him, and not with the house.
After some little filibustering th,
house adjourned and the new deal 10 II
q fair way OF being permanent.